Gianni Infantino angers Concacaf nations by hijacking Caribbean Football Union meeting
Infantino used opportunity to lobby for election votes after he was asked to stay away from meeting
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Uefa and Concacaf discuss joint Nations League in latest challenge to Fifa
Biennial tournament could launch as early as 2028
Fans launch petition calling for Gianni Infantino resignation and Fifa reform
Three continental confederations accused the Fifa president of ‘deception’ in an open letter last week
If you build it, grifters will come, as sport becomes a plaything of the investment class
Heritage is being sold off to the highest bidders as best interests of fans are ignored
Fifth Fifa vice-president turns against Gianni Infantino
Hungary’s Sandor Csanyi highly critical of Fifa president
Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino
Efforts to force Infantino out of his role expected to intensify in the coming days
Oceania declares support for Gianni Infantino in boost for Fifa president but New Zealand breaks ranks
Oceania Football Confederation’s 11 votes could prove crucial in Fifa election
FAI ‘brave’ for not backing Infantino. What about Israel?
Israel continues to try to annihilate the population of Gaza and the West Bank
The FAI picks a side and it’s official – Gianni Infantino has lost Ireland
Uefa is the FAI’s main source of revenue, with the co-hosting of Euro 2028 the pot of gold on the horizon
FAI withdraws support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid
FAI rescind letter of support supplied earlier this year
The Irish man handpicked by Gianni Infantino, solar eclipse and EU presidency hospitality
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Who is the Irish man who helped shape Fifa’s deal to ‘sell the World Cup’?
In the News podcast: Dan O’Toole is chief of staff at Fifa but was a largely unknown figure until last week
Infantino nudged closer to the door by a friend
US president’s backing not the uniting force it might once have been
Who is Dan O’Toole, the Irish Fifa executive at the heart of deal to sell off World Cup?
Dubliner was reportedly handpicked by Gianni Infantino to work on controversial plan
Gianni Infantino’s opponents developing new framework for running world football
Uefa, Concacaf and AFC understood to have taken matters into their own hands
Donald Trump warns of ‘terrible mistake’ if Fifa replaces Gianni Infantino
US president claims World Cup ‘will never be as successful or profitable again’ without Swiss leader at the helm
Uefa, Concacaf and AFC push for Gianni Infantino to quit and discuss rival competitions
Confederations write open letter damning Fifa president, with Concacaf president Montagliani seen as top contender
Fifa defends Gianni Infantino and launches attack after ‘effort to undermine’ president
Thinly-veiled attack aimed on Uefa as crisis roars on
Uefa confirms ‘departure payment’ to alleged lover of Gianni Infantino
It comes as pressure mounts on Infantino following a controversial plan to sell stakes to private investors in a company to run the World Cup
Mexico and Argentina line up behind Infantino to deepen football’s civil war
Norwegian FA calls on the Fifa president to resign: ‘There is no trust now ... There is no way back for him’
FAI bins another grand plan and reminds us the football family is still dysfunctional
Football Pathways Plan aimed to align the sport's calendar, but lack of unity proved its undoing
Uefa maintains that World Cup boycott still stands despite Gianni Infantino’s apology
European body says Fifa statement ‘changes nothing’ and ‘conditions not met’ to call off boycott of competitions
Uefa planning to check if Infantino agreed to lowball offer for stake in World Cup
Uefa has also called for a thorough review of Fifa’s governance and threatened legal action
Gianni Infantino has ‘full support’ of Fifa executives after crisis meeting
Body’s president forced to abandon plans to sell stakes in a company to run World Cup amid widespread criticism
Gianni Infantino discussed having Fifa’s name on European Super League
Document shows Fifa staff were involved in project
Gianni Infantino’s remarkable rise from Uefa bureaucrat to ‘king of soccer’
If he is to survive as Fifa president, he must continue to play the rest of the world off against the continent which allowed him to rise to power.
FAI remain silent on support for beleaguered Fifa boss Gianni Infantino
Several European nations have formally withdrawn support for Infantino’s re-election for a fourth term as president
More European countries withdraw support for Gianni Infantino as pressure intensifies
Fifa president last week shelved his widely denounced plan to sell off World Cup stakes to private investors
Gianni Infantino’s World Cup plan was a terrible business deal
Football’s entire governance model is an archaic structure that must be torn down and replaced
Gianni Infantino, Fifa and the week that rocked the football world
Ultimately doomed plan for sale of commercial rights to World Cup caused chaos
Gianni Infantino ‘has lost Uefa’s confidence’ after Fifa chief scraps World Cup sell-off plan
Uefa: ‘We cannot keep going on with secret schemes’
Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell off chunks of World Cup sensationally collapses
Gianni Infantino abandons proposal as Uefa boycott threat and internal revolt pile pressure on president
Infantino’s World Cup plot leaves him deserted by allies and with his credibility detonated
Fifa president has managed to unite football, but not in the way he wished
The Irish Times view on football’s schism: Infantino overshoots
What began as a row over a bad deal has escalated
FAI joins Uefa nations in World Cup boycott
All 55 Uefa nations have rebelled against Fifa’s plans to sell World Cup stake to private equity
Uefa to boycott World Cup if Fifa plans go through to sell stakes to private investors
Decision made by 55 member associations at emergency meeting on Thursday
Gianni Infantino’s World Cup plan is part of a desire for expansion that was clear from the start
Fifa’s plans to sell a share of the World Cup’s commercial rights are the latest in a long line of presidential power moves
FAI among associations given 53 days by Fifa to sign up to controversial World Cup plans
Uefa has heavily criticised the proposal, saying it ‘crosses a line’
Is the World Cup for sale? Here’s what Fifa’s plans mean and what happens next
Gianni Infantino is under fire from Uefa over plans to sell off commercial rights for the tournament but he says they are ‘about the democratisation of football worldwide’
Concacaf joins criticism of Fifa plan to sell off World Cup stakes to private investors
Uefa furious at Fifa’s World Cup private investment plan, saying it crosses a line
‘This crosses a line’: Uefa furious at Fifa’s World Cup private investment plan
Fifa has announced plans to sell a share of its commercial operations to private investors
It’s embarrassing that the Irish Open is being held at a Trump-owned property
Our night in Spain brought people together – something a Trump-hosted golf spectacle in Ireland is unlikely to achieve
The World Cup had the goodwill of the American people, but corporatism won
It felt as though the global understanding of the World Cup was undergoing a metamorphosis before the eyes of the world
Trump and Infantino booed before US president attempts to crash Spain celebrations
Argentina’s Cristian Romero snubs Trump’s handshake during presentation of the World Cup runners-up medals
World Cup 2026: The best goals, best players, best teams, best matches
The enduring brilliance of Lionel Messi, Donald Trump’s shocking intervention, and Ireland’s adoption of Cape Verde marked an engrossing World Cup
World Cup 2026 in quotes: ‘The greatest human, social and cultural event mankind has ever witnessed’ – ehh, right
Infanto’s exaggerations, Trump’s meddling, France’s exit, Ronaldo’s ego and other choice quotes
World Cup may make us all losers unless soccer is organised differently
And if only Ronaldo had the same prescription as Messi
World Cup 2026 final: Spotlight on Chris Martin’s team and tactics for ‘halftime show’
Music extravaganza curated by the Coldplay frontman will feature support from Spanish and Argentinian footballers
More than 200 countries endorse Infantino for fourth Fifa term despite Balogun scandal
Uefa has made its opposition clear on a number of issues but is unlikely to put forward a candidate
Gianni Infantino hints at expansion to 64-team World Cup before 2030 event
Fifa president says 48-team tournament has been a ‘huge success’
Jim Boyce: ‘I’ve known Infantino for years. He should have told Trump to keep out of football’
The Belfast-based former Fifa vice-president on the red-card review controversy, 57 years of marriage and being caught up in a bombing
Gavin Cooney: Gianni Infantino playing the fame game creates conflict of interest for Fifa
Organisation’s ideal of absolute neutrality in danger as Fifa faithfully follows America’s scripture of celebrity
World Cup 2026: US flop after Trump’s intervention as Belgium show how to drop big names
All the hosts are out of the tournament, and so is Cristiano Ronaldo, who drifted through the whole Spain-Portugal snoozefest
USA crash out to Belgium in last-16 loss in Seattle
Co-hosts lose 4-1 to Belgium in game overshadowed by red-card reprieve given to Folarin Balogun after Donald Trump’s phone call to Gianni Infantino
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